Sierra Leone presidential election, 2012
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General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 17 November 2012.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC), who received 58.7% of the vote. The APC also won 67 of the 112 elected seats in Parliament.
Candidates
In April 2007, incumbent Ernest Bai Koroma was chosen by the All People's Congress as their candidate. He is being challenged by former President and general Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party. On July 31, 2011, Bio defeated Usman Boie Kamara for the party's nomination.[2]
In the elections for the twelve Chief seats in Parliament, only four were contested.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Ernest Bai Koroma |
All People's Congress |
1,314,881 |
58.7 |
| Julius Maada Bio |
Sierra Leone People's Party |
837,517 |
37.4 |
| Charles Francis Margai |
People's Movement for Democratic Change |
28,944 |
1.3 |
| Joshua Albert Carew |
Citizens Democratic Party |
22,863 |
1.0 |
| Eldred Collins |
Revolutionary United Front |
12,993 |
0.6 |
| Gibrilla Kamara |
People's Democratic Party |
8,273 |
0.4 |
| Kandeh Baba Conteh |
Peace and Liberation Party |
6,144 |
0.3 |
| Mohamed Bangura |
United Democratic Movement |
5,069 |
0.2 |
| James Obai Fullah |
United National People's Party |
5,044 |
0.2 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
108,898 |
– |
| Total |
2,459,524 |
100 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
2,692,635 |
87.3 |
| Source: National Electoral Commission |
By district
| District |
Koroma |
Bio |
| Votes |
|
Votes |
|
| Kailahun District |
26,331 |
22.6 |
85,525 |
73.3 |
| Kenema District |
39,180 |
18.7 |
163,303 |
77.9 |
| Kono District |
67,238 |
58.2 |
42,912 |
37.1 |
| Bombali District |
176,023 |
93.2 |
8,249 |
4.4 |
| Kambia District |
88,597 |
82.0 |
14,083 |
13.0 |
| Koinadugu District |
89,282 |
86.4 |
8,333 |
8.1 |
| Port Loko District |
182,761 |
90.2 |
11,329 |
5.6 |
| Tonkolili District |
145,479 |
92.6 |
6,864 |
4.4 |
| Bo District |
36,575 |
16.7 |
169,254 |
77.1 |
| Bonthe District |
7,667 |
11.7 |
52,762 |
80.6 |
| Moyamba District |
28,703 |
26.2 |
71,587 |
65.3 |
| Pujehun District |
10,565 |
15.5 |
50,796 |
74.7 |
| Western Area Urban District |
315,071 |
71.4 |
120,646 |
27.3 |
| Western Area Rural District |
101,409 |
74.3 |
31,874 |
23.4 |
| Source: NEC |
Parliament
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| All People's Congress |
1,149,234 |
53.67 |
67 |
+8 |
| Sierra Leone People's Party |
819,185 |
38.25 |
42 |
–1 |
| People's Movement for Democratic Change |
69,202 |
3.23 |
0 |
–10 |
| National Democratic Alliance |
27,706 |
1.29 |
0 |
0 |
| Revolutionary United Front |
12,573 |
0.59 |
0 |
New |
| United Democratic Movement |
11,771 |
0.55 |
0 |
New |
| People's Democratic Party |
8,387 |
0.39 |
0 |
New |
| Citizens Democratic Party |
7,446 |
0.35 |
0 |
New |
| United National People's Party |
4,734 |
0.22 |
0 |
0 |
| Peace and Liberation Party |
2,330 |
0.11 |
0 |
0 |
| Independents |
28,914 |
1.35 |
0 |
0 |
| Elected Chiefs |
– |
– |
12 |
0 |
| Vacant seats |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
| Total |
2,141,482 |
100 |
124 |
0 |
| Source: National Electoral Commission |
By-elections
Three seats were left vacant, with no election taking place in constituencies 5, 12 and 92 (Western Area Rural District). The election was delayed in Western Area Rural District due to the death of PMDC candidate, and a by-election was held on 9 February 2013. The result was a victory for the APC candidate, who received 61% of the vote.[4]
Aftermath
Results showed Koroma winning in the first round of voting, receiving 58.7% of the vote against 37.4% for the SLPP candidate, Bio. If he had received less than 55% of the vote, a second round would have been necessary. Following the announcement of results, Koroma was promptly sworn in for another term as President on 23 November 2012. He said that he would "continue to attract investment" and "continue to fight corruption".[5]
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